By Matt Christie PLENTY of people who have worked in boxing for a long time will claim that the sport is incapable of surprising them anymore. That’s something I can understand if not completely agree with. Boxing, I’d argue, has the capacity to shock like no other sport and it’s not always what happens inside
Month: January 2024
Filip Hrgovic sort of derailed Zhilei Zhang. Although it was controversial, the heavyweight contender was forced to stomach the first defeat of his career, despite dropping his man in the first round. Getting down on himself was an option for Zhang but he didn’t see the point. He simply dusted himself off and went back
The IBF cruiserweight title, which Jai Opetaia was forced to vacate ahead of his one-punch knockout of Ellas Zorro, won’t stay vacant for long. Dan Rafael reports and Jake Donovan confirms that Mairis Briedis and Gilberto “Zurdo” Ramirez are set for a January 16th purse bid to determine control of their title bout. It’ll be
BN: How does it feel to be back in the ring again after nearly five years out? AB: It feels amazing. It feels as if I’ve got my life back because I feel like I lost it for a number of years through drug addiction, time in prison, mental health problems that nearly led me
Tony Sims (Trainer) If Terence Crawford moves up a weight and wins another world title at 154lbs then he might be the Fighter of the Year because then he’s gone up four weight classes. If Tyson Fury fights Anthony Joshua, the winner of that could be Fighter of the Year. If Conor Benn fights Devin
Edgar Berlanga signed with Eddie Hearn’s Matchroom Boxing for several reasons. There are too many to name them all but the longtime promoter promised to get Berlanga some gigantic fights. It might be early, but he hasn’t delivered just yet. In the first fight of their newly signed deal, Berlanga was given somewhat of a
Mike Coppinger, ESPNJan 3, 2024, 07:25 PM ET Heavyweight boxer Jarrell Miller was arrested Tuesday in Hollywood, Florida, and charged with carjacking without a firearm or weapon and burglary with assault or battery, according to Broward Sheriff’s Office records. Miller was held on $30,000 bond and remained incarcerated in Fort Lauderdale as of Wednesday evening,
The hits keep coming for Jarrell Miller. Just over a week after he was stopped by Daniel Dubois on the Day of Reckoning card in Saudi Arabia, Miller has now found himself in jail after being charged with carjacking without a firearm or weapon and burglary with assault or battery, as reported by ESPN. Specifically,
Posted on 01/03/2024 By: Sean Crose Heavyweight Jarrell “Big Baby” Miller has seen his share of controversy since blasting onto the scene close to a decade ago. On Tuesday in Hollywood, Florida, however, Miller found himself in the kind of situation that could see him doing time. According to 7 News Miami, Miller “was arrested
At this point, you could call 140 a glamor division. Devin Haney, Teofimo Lopez, and Subriel Matias have trinkets draped over their shoulders and impressive resumes to match. For those who will point to Rolando “Rolly” Romero, the division’s WBA champion, as the weak link, he’s still a recognizable face with the sort of power
It’s the last late podcast day for a while, but it is podcast day! THIS WEEK: Vergil Ortiz Jr returns, we hope, to kick off the notable 2024 boxing schedule! How’s the matchup? How’s the undercard? What can we expect from Vergil at 154, or do we even have an idea? ALSO: Fight and Fighter
By Steve Bunce THERE is a buzz about the new year, but just how good will 2024 be and how will it compare with 1974, 1984, 1994, 2004 and 2014? In 1974, John Conteh won a world title at Wembley when he beat Jorge Ahumada for the vacant WBC light-heavyweight crown. And it was a
Ohara Davies has watched the Rolly Romero-Ismael Barroso fight numerous times. The British junior welterweight contender still isn’t sure what to make of a 140-pound title fight that resulted in Romero’s controversial ninth-round, technical-knockout victory 7½ months ago. Davies respects Barroso and realizes that the strong southpaw can punch, yet he doesn’t know if the
Jan 2, 2024, 11:55 AM ET Open Extended Reactions LONDON, Jan 2 — Poland’s former WBO cruiserweight champion Krzysztof Glowacki has been banned from all sports for four years for the use of an anabolic steroid, UK Anti-Doping (UKAD) said on Tuesday. The 37-year-old, who has won 32 of his 36 professional fights, failed a
Posted on 01/02/2024 By: Sean Crose “The fight’s dead.” With those few words, promoter Eddie Hearn put to bed any question as to whether or not his fighter, former heavyweight titlist Anthony Joshua, would be facing fellow former heavyweight titlist Deontay Wilder in the near future. The truth was that the two supersized heavies were
By Anish Parekh “IT’S not a failure, it’s steps towards success,” replied Giannis Antetokounmpo when asked about whether he regarded his season a failure after the Milwaukee Bucks, his Milwaukee Bucks, were unceremoniously defeated in the first round of the playoffs by Miami Heat. It was a mature, well-balanced answer to a question angled to
Queensbury promoter Frank Warren appeared on talkSPORT Boxing to discuss one of his recent events with the big heavyweight card held in Saudi Arabia. While the matchups themselves were good, Warren was eventually pressed about the lack of excitement in the atmosphere during these Saudi cards, and if there’s anything that can change that. Here
SUPER-MIDDLEWEIGHT Mark Jeffers proved his domestic credentials last summer by outclassing Zak Chelli, a fight he took at just a fortnight’s notice. On January 20, meanwhile, the 25-year-old returns against Germaine Brown on the Natasha Jonas-Mikaela Mayer undercard in Liverpool. Interview by Shaun Brown BN: You’re defending your English super-middleweight title against Germaine Brown on